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- The next morning, I didn't want to get out of the soft comfortable bed with my new husband, but I knew we were going to be expected for breakfast. I woke Kili up and quickly got dressed in my old clothes that were newly mended, feeling comfortable again. Kili did the same and we walked to the dining hall hand in hand.
To say it was embarrassing to walk into a room full of sniggering dwarves after everyone knew what we did last night would be an understatement. My cheeks didn't cool down until nearly half way through breakfast.
"We leave in the morning before dawn. We must reach the lonely mountain before Durin's Day, which is only a couple of months away." Thorin informed everyone.
The rest of the day went by peacefully as Kili trained me with my bow and Fili trained me with my sword. I was getting much better at both. Soon it was time to retire to our rooms and when Kili and I got there, I decided I wanted one last nice hot bath before we left in the morning.
Kili agreed and joined me in the bath, playing with my hair as he washed me sensually. I truly had never felt so relaxed in my life.
When it came time to leave Rivendell I was sad, even though most of the other Dwarves were relieved, seeing as they disliked Elves so much. I knew the journey was about to get much more dangerous, but I felt better with my husband at my side.
After leaving Rivendell, we walked through the valley towards the Misty Mountains, only resting when need be. Weeks later, we found the Misty Mountains.
We marched up the narrow path towards the Misty Mountains, clinging to the mountains as we went.
I walked behind Kili and in front of Fili as the ledge got thinner and thinner. About halfway up it started thundering and raining hard and I knew it was about to get bad. A giant stone boulder came flying through the air at us.
"Bless my beard, the legends are true! It's giants, stone giants! They are having a thunder battle!" Bofur yelled.
We began looking for cover, but it was too late. The rock started cracking below my feet and I fell backwards into Fili. I reached out for Kili's hand but it was too far, the rock that we were on began moving as we had ended up on the stone giant's knee. The two stone giants fought and unfortunately ours lost and began to fall into the stone cliff. Fili was holding on to me as tight as he could so that I wouldn't fall off the edge. But when the giant hit the mountain, we all fell off. Luckily we landed about fifteen feet below on the edge of the mountain and I landed directly on top of Fili.
"Thank you, Fili." I muttered as I stumbled to try and get to my feet. To my relief, Kili and the others came running around the corner and let out a cry of happiness when they saw us piled up on the ledge. As soon as they got down to us, Kili ran to me and hugged me tightly before hugging his brother, thanking him.
"Where's Bilbo, where's the hobbit?" Someone yelled. I looked around for him, finally finding him dangling off the edge of the cliff.
"Here! He's here!" I yelled. Bofur tried to reach him but failed, Thorin climbed over the edge of the cliff and lifted Bilbo back up.
"We thought we lost our burglar!" Dwalin told Bilbo as he regained his footing.
"He's been lost ever since he left home. He should never have come, he has no place amongst us." Thorin spat.
"I suppose you thought the same of me at some point." I whispered to the King as I walked past him. He feigned indifference, but I could tell that I got through to him.
"We need to find shelter, now!" Thorin yelled over the thunder, ignoring my comment. They found a cave to rest in and deemed it safe.
I knew it was a trap to Gobin Town, but this part needed to happen for Thorin to trust Bilbo. I would just have to play it safe. Bofur took first watch as we tried to sleep, but I couldn't sleep, knowing the danger we were about to be in. It was worse now that Gandalf wasn't with us. I was shaking in my sleep and it woke Kili up.
"Are you okay, love?" Kili whispered in my ear. I nodded my head and turned to snuggle into him. He kissed my forehead then went back to sleep.
Sure enough Bilbo rose to leave, arguing with Bofur as he did so, then the sand on the floor started to disappear through large cracks and and soon we were all flying into Goblin Town. Luckily, I landed on top of Kili and Fili, who both had their arms around me protectively. And I had to think quickly.
"Bofur, give me your hat!" I yelled. He looked at me confused for a minute and I just grabbed it off his head. I tied my long hair across my face and attached it to the other side, making it look like a mustache and beard as quickly as I could, putting my hood on, then Bofur's hat.
"What—," Kili began, then he saw the Goblins running towards us. Satisfied that I looked more like a male dwarf now, I followed between Kili and Fili again, this time in bonds from the goblins.
"Please, Kili, treat me like I'm just one of the others…" I whispered loud enough for him to hear. He nodded, knowing the Goblins would favor torturing a girl over the rest, especially a fae. We were lead to the giant ugly Goblin King.
"Who is so bold to trespass armed into my kingdom? Is it thieves, assassins?" The goblin king spat. One of the goblins stepped forward.
"Dwarves, your Malevolence." He squeaked.
"Dwarves? What would bring you through this part?" The goblin king bellowed.
No one spoke.
"Very well, if they will not talk, then we make them squawk! Bring out the mangler, bring up the bone breaker! Start with the youngest!" I looked in panic at Kili, and my hands started shaking before I felt Fili grab my arm, pulling me closer to him, making sure I didn't do something stupid.
"Wait!" Thorin yelled from the back, making his way to the front to greet the Goblin King.
"Well, well. Look who it is. Thorin, son of Thrain, son of Thror, King under the Mountain." The king gave him a mocking bow and started laughing. "Oh I am forgetting that you dont have a mountain to be King under, which makes you nobody, really." Thorin stayed silent, but looked angry. "I know somebody who will pay a pretty price for your head. Just a head, nothing attached. Perhaps you know of whom I speak? An old enemy of yours, A pale Orc astride a white Warg?"
"Azog the Defiler was destroyed. He was slain in battle, long ago." Thorin spat, trying to pretend like he believed it, even though he knew the truth.
"So you think his defiling days are over, do you? Send word to the Pale Orc saying that I've found his prize." The Goblin told a messenger who went sailing through the air with his message. The goblins started taking the swords and looking at them and the Orcrist caught the goblin kings eyes. "I know that sword! The goblin-cleaver! The blade that's sliced a thousand necks!" The Goblin King yelled, " Kill them, kill them all and bring me his head!"
The goblins began to whip us all while hitting and kicking us. A blinding white light came out of nowhere knocking us all over. "Take up arms and fight!" Gandalf yelled as he seemingly appeared out of nowhere. We all rushed to the pile of our weapons and began fighting the goblins. There were swords and spears everywhere, arrows flying and whips cracking.
I heard a deafening crack and felt a burn across my back, but kept fighting. Gandalf made some type of a forcefield, giving us the chance to run. We ran as fast as we could towards the exit, fighting hundreds of Goblins along the way, but the Goblin King was on the other side, blocking us.
"What are you going to do now, wizard?" The Goblin King asked. Gandalf stuck his staff in the goblin's eye and slashed him across the chin and belly with the Foehammer.
"That'll do it." The Goblin King said before falling forward, making the bridge collapse, all layers of it falling down the goblin tunnels.
Somehow I managed to get sandwiched between Fili and Kili when we landed, underneath the rubble of the wooden bridges.
"Well that could have been worse…" Bofur yelled right before the giant dead Goblin King fell on top of us. It knocked the breath out of me, but at least I didn't have wood around me.
"You have got to be joking..." I murmured, cursing Bofur for jinxing us. Fili and Kili helped me out and Kili noticed the horde of goblins now rushing after us all.
"We can't fight them all!" Dwalin yelled.
"Daylight will save us all, RUN!" Gandalf yelled, running towards the tunnels. We got out of the cave and kept running into the forest, finally stopping. I struggled to catch my breath as I bent to my knees.
"Thorin, Dwalin, Balin, Oin, Gloin, Bofur, Bifur, Bombur, Dori, Nori, Ori, Fili, Kili, Bekah, thats fourteen, where's Bilbo?" Gandalf looked around, searching for the hobbit. I took off the hat and gave it back to Bofur and undid my fake beard, still laying on the ground.
"Where's our Hobbit?"
"Curse the halfling, now he's lost." Dwalin yelled.
"I thought he was with Dori last!" someone yelled.
"Oi, dont blame me!" Dori yelled.
"I thought I saw him slip away when they first took us." Nori said suggestively.
"Tell me what happened." Gandalf said to Nori, but Thorin cut him off.
"I'll tell you what happened. The hobbit found his chance and he took it. He is long gone." Thorin said angrily.
"No, he isn't." Bilbo said as he stepped out from behind a tree. I knew he had the ring and I had a strong urge to tell Gandalf.
"Bilbo Baggins, I have never been so happy to see anyone in all my life." Gandalf said welcoming the hobbit.
"Bilbo, we had almost given you up!" Kili yelled from my side.
"How on earth did you get past the goblins?" Fili asked him.
"How indeed?" Dwalin asked curiously.
"Well what does it matter, he's back!" Gandalf said, trying to pull the pressure off Bilbo.
"It matters. I want to know. Why did you come back?" Thorin asked curiously.
"Look, I know you all doubt me. I…I know you always have. You're right, I often think of Bag-End. I miss my books, my arm chair, and my garden. You see, that's where I belong, my home. That's why I came back, because you dont have one. A home. It was taken from you. But I promise to help you take it back if I can." Bilbo said. It made me smile and forget about the terrible pain radiating from my back for a split second. The happiness was short lived, however, when we heard growling and Orc calls.
"Out of the frying pan," Thorin yelled.
"And into the fire!" Gandalf yelled as well. "Run!" We all ran through the forest, I was running on nothing but pure adrenaline. The wargs were gaining on us as the sun was setting in the distance.
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